Ka kaumātua haere au, ka huri ngā mahi ahuwhenua a ngā tāngata ki te moana, ki te hī ika hei hoko ki ngā Pākehā mai i Ākarana, ki te ngahere ki te mahi hōkeke hei hoko ki ngā tāngata Hainamana (TAH 58:9). / As I grew older the people turned to harvesting the sea, fishing and selling their catch to Pākehā from Auckland, to the forests to collecting ear fungus to sell to the Chinese.

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Tētahi waro nui i kitea ināianei e te Ingarihi; kei tētahi wāhi o te whenua o te Tainamana (TJ 7/6/1898:3). / A large coalfield has now been found by the English; it is in a part of the land of the Chinese.

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Ka wehea aua moni mō ngā mahi ki te taha Māori, mō ngā tāngata o Meranīhia, me te tuku i te Rongo Pai ki te whenua o ngā Tiainamana (HKW 4/1898:2). / That money will be divided between the work with Māori, the people of Melanesia and disseminating the Gospel in the land of the Chinese.

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